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Things to do with kids in Dunkerque

Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Dunkerque, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 12 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.

Animals and farms

Watch the animals at Bio-Topia

Bio-Topia · Dunkerque (59)

All ages · Outdoor · Under €10

The former Fort-Mardyck zoo is home to nearly three hundred animals from seventy-five mostly European species, on a route fully accessible with pushchairs.

Leisure parks

Play crazy golf at Fort Louis

Adventure Mini-golf du parc du Fort Louis · Coudekerque-Branche (59)

From age 4 · Outdoor · Under €10

In the Fort Louis park, just outside Dunkirk, this adventure crazy golf is played among trees and old fortifications.

Sport and adventure

Glide on the Dunkirk rinks

Patinoire Michel Raffoux · Dunkerque (59)

From age 3 · Indoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

Opposite the Halle aux Sucres, Dunkirk's ice rink combines an Olympic rink, home to the local hockey team, and a smaller leisure rink.

Museums and science

Travel under the PLUS dome

Le PLUS, Palais de l'Univers et des Sciences · Cappelle-la-Grande (59)

All ages · Indoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

Near Dunkirk, this science centre brings together a planetarium, an exhibition on the evolution of life and hands-on labs.

Leisure parks

Drive a BattleKart near Dunkirk

Loisigames Coudekerque-Branche · Coudekerque-Branche (59)

From age 10 · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

In Coudekerque-Branche, Loisigames runs BattleKart, an electric go-kart where the track is projected onto the floor like a video game, with bonuses and traps.

Sport and adventure

Bowl a few frames in Malo

Bowling de Dunkerque · Dunkerque (59)

From age 4 · Indoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

Near Malo-les-Bains beach, this ten-lane bowling alley is an easy fallback when the wind blows too hard on the promenade.

Pools, beaches and water

Build sandcastles in Malo

Plage de Malo-les-Bains · Dunkerque (59)

All ages · Outdoor · Free

Dunkirk's beach stretches below the Belle Époque villas of Malo-les-Bains, with a huge expanse of sand at low tide.

Leisure parks

Play at Parc Galamé in Loon-Plage

Parc Galamé · Loon-Plage (59)

All ages · Outdoor · Free

This large woodland park with free entry has play areas, a small animal park, crazy golf and a treetop course.

Animals and farms

Feed the ostriches at Le Camélus

Le Camélus, ferme d'aventures et de découvertes · Ghyvelde (59)

All ages · Outdoor · €10 to €25

A few minutes from Bray-Dunes, this seven-hectare teaching farm gathers around forty unusual species: ostriches, camels, wallabies, alpacas and a woolly pig.

Pools, beaches and water

Look for the wreck on Bray-Dunes beach

Plage de Bray-Dunes · Bray-Dunes (59)

All ages · Outdoor · Free

At the very north of France, on the Belgian border, Bray-Dunes has a very wide beach with plenty of room for sandcastles.

Castles and heritage

Walk around the Esquelbecq moat

Château d'Esquelbecq · Esquelbecq (59)

From age 3 · Outdoor · €10 to €25

Surrounded by a wide moat, this Flemish castle has kept its medieval layout with eight towers and stepped gables.

Pools, beaches and water

Play on Petit-Fort-Philippe beach

Plage de Petit-Fort-Philippe · Gravelines (59)

All ages · Outdoor · Free

At the mouth of the Aa, Gravelines' beach is easy to spot with its lighthouse and blue and white beach huts.